Rulers and Buildings - Chapter Wise CBSE Solved Question and Answer Based On NCERT
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Q1: Itmad-ud-Daulah's tomb was predecessor of Taj Mahal. Explain.
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Itmad-ud-Daula tomb was one of the significant buildings of Jahangir reign. It was built by Jahangir's wife and Itmad-ud-Daulah's daughter, Nur Jahan. It is square shaped and on all the four corners there are small eight sided minarets. It is fully made of white marble inlaid with coloured stones. Here, the principle of Pietra dura (engraving of coloured stones in different motifs) was introduced first in India. The tomb is considered to be the precursor of Taj Mahal due to the use of marble and Pietra Dura.
Q2: Describe the styles of temple architecture in India.
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Indian temple architecture is classified in three different styles:
The North Indian style or Nagara.
The South Indian style or Dravida.
The amalgamation of north and south Indian style is called the Vesara.
Q3: Give some examples of all three styles of temple architecture.
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The Kasi Vishvanath temple at Vanarasi and Das Avatar temple are examples of north Indian style of temple. The most representative of Nagara style are the groups of temples at Khajraho (M.P) and Bhubaneswar (Orissa). The most important examples of Dravida Style are the Shore Temple (Mamallapuram) and the Meenakshi temple (Madurai).
